Weekly newbie / discussion post

Welcome to the weekly discussion thread! This is a place to include content that might not otherwise merit its own post. Specifically, this thread is for:

  • Questions about where to buy skates
  • Shipping questions
  • Sizing and fit questions
  • "What skates should I buy?"
  • Basic gear questions, such as "what wheels should I use?"
  • Generic newbie questions, such as "is skating for me?" and "I'm new and don't know where to start"
  • Quick questions about basic skills-- "how do I do a t-stop?" and whatnot

Posts that fall into the above categories will be deleted and redirected to this thread.

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